So, some of your best friends went abroad to get a masters degree in English crumpets for a year, or maybe they just went for a quick semester abroad. You miss them; you look forward to the winter and spring so you can hang out with them again and have some fun. But your expectations can often be quite different from reality; though you expect smooth and enjoyable visits from your old pals, this is what normally happens:

(Note: I’ll be focusing on London because it is by far the most annoying one.)

Okayyyy so I don't remember you loving cowboy boots and dresses so much, but sure! Wait, what’s a loo? And did you just call that guy a wanker?! I understand that you went on a little journey of fashionable self-discovery, and who knows? Maybe you got addicted to going to those "UGH-mazing" flea markets, but take off your John Lennon-esque sunglasses and snap out of it. Thank you.

All they want to do is party and drink... on a Wednesday... until 7 am. The phrase, "forget work man, who cares? Let’s have fifteen shots!" comes up a lot. Yes, why don’t I just quit my job for the entire duration of your stay so I can cater to your needs?

“Ohhhh you don’t have a metro? In London, we commute so easily by metro! *walks ten steps* This would be so much easier if we could just take the metro.” Really bitch? Sorry, I’ll just gut the entire infrastructure and build a metro immediately so you don’t experience any separation anxiety from your two month stay in London.

We get it, you have enjoyable tea times that make you feel fancy and you get to sit in a large park. At least we have summertime (ohhhh burn). I must look like Oprah to some people because they will also regale me with long stories about that one night they snuck into a stupid park after dark and peed in the bushes and drank a beer. You had to be there. Great story.

Of all the ways to annoy their local friends, this one is by far the worst. They’re only here for a few weeks, so be prepared to be dragged to Skybar then have to satisfy their after-dark manouche cravings from that one place located hours outside of Beirut. Good times.